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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Ujjain hosts Spiritual & Wellness Summit
'You Can't Do A Damn Thing': Defiant Khamenei Vows To Continue Uranium Enrichment Despite U.S. Threats Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has fiercely rejected U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment, declaring that America "cannot do a damn thing" to stop Iran's nuclear progress. Speaking from Imam Khomeini's mausoleum, Khamenei emphasized that enrichment is the core of Iran's nuclear identity and accused the West of decades of sabotage. He reminded Iranians of past U.S. and European refusals to supply nuclear fuel, justifying Iran's pursuit of a complete fuel cycle. His defiant stance signals rising tensions as nuclear negotiations falter once again.#iran #khamenei #uraniumenrichment #nucleardeal #IranNuclearProgram #USIranTensions #MiddleEastPolitics #IranUSRelations #nucleartalks #tehran #AyatollahKhamenei #geopolitics 104 views | 1 hour ago
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘You Can't Do A Damn Thing': Defiant Khamenei Vows To Continue Uranium Enrichment Despite U.S. Threats
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has fiercely rejected U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment, declaring that America "cannot do a damn thing" to stop Iran's nuclear progress. Speaking from Imam Khomeini's mausoleum, Khamenei emphasized that enrichment is the core of Iran's nuclear identity and accused the West of decades of sabotage. He reminded Iranians of past U.S. and European refusals to supply nuclear fuel, justifying Iran's pursuit of a complete fuel cycle. His defiant stance signals rising tensions as nuclear negotiations falter once again.#iran #khamenei #uraniumenrichment #nucleardeal #IranNuclearProgram #USIranTensions #MiddleEastPolitics #IranUSRelations #nucleartalks #tehran #AyatollahKhamenei #geopolitics Read More
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Satellite Images Show Ukraine Destroyed Seven Russian Bombers In Siberia Airbase Strike
'Iran Doesn't Need Your Approval': Khamenei Vows To Keep Enriching Uranium After Trump Threat Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected a new U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal, calling it contrary to Iran's national interests. In a televised speech, Khamenei reaffirmed that uranium enrichment remains central to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and declared that Tehran will not compromise on its right to pursue it. He framed the proposal as a threat to Iran's sovereignty, stating that true independence means not seeking approval from the United States or its allies. The issue of uranium enrichment continues to be a major obstacle in stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations.#iran #khamenei #uraniumenrichment #nucleardeal #IranNuclearProgram #USIranTensions #MiddleEastPolitics #IranUSRelations #nucleartalks #tehran #AyatollahKhamenei #geopolitics 1.3K views | 10 hours ago
Al Arabiya
21-05-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Nuclear talks: Iran faces US without Plan B as nuclear red lines collide
While rising US-Iran tensions over Tehran's uranium enrichment jeopardize nuclear talks, three Iranian sources said on Tuesday that the clerical leadership lacks a clear fallback plan if efforts to resolve a decades-long dispute collapse. With negotiations faltering over clashing red lines, Iran may turn to China and Russia as a 'Plan B,' the sources said, but with Beijing's trade war with Washington and Moscow distracted with its war in Ukraine, Tehran's backup plan appears shaky. 'The plan B is to continue the strategy before the start of talks. Iran will avoid escalating tensions, it is ready to defend itself,' a senior Iranian official said. 'The strategy also includes strengthening ties with allies like Russia and China.' On Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected US demands to halt uranium enrichment as 'excessive and outrageous,' warning that the talks are unlikely to yield results. After four rounds of talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, multiple stumbling blocks remain. Tehran refuses to ship all of its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad or engage in discussions over its ballistic missile program, two of the Iranian officials and a European diplomat said. The lack of trust on both sides and President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a 2015 accord with world powers has also raised the importance for Iran of getting guarantees that Washington will not renege on a future accord. Compounding Tehran's challenges, Iran's clerical establishment is grappling with mounting crises - energy and water shortages, a plummeting currency, military losses among regional allies, and rising fears of an Israeli attack on its nuclear sites - all exacerbated by Trump's hardline policies. With Trump's speedy revival of a 'maximum pressure' campaign on Tehran since February, including tightened sanctions and military threats, the sources said, Iran's leadership 'has no better option' than a new deal to avert economic chaos at home that could threaten its rule. Nationwide protests over social repression and economic hardship in recent years, met with harsh crackdowns, have exposed the Islamic Republic's vulnerability to public anger and triggered sets of Western human rights sanctions. 'Without lifting sanctions to enable free oil sales and access to funds, Iran's economy cannot recover,' said the second official, who like others asked not to be identified due to sensitivity of matter. Iran's foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. A thorny path Wendy Sherman, former US Undersecretary for Political Affairs who led the US negotiating team that reached the 2015 accord between Tehran and six world powers, said it was impossible to convince Tehran to 'dismantle its nuclear program and give up their enrichment even though that would be ideal.' 'So that means they will come to an impasse, and that we will face the potential for war, which I don't think, quite frankly, President Trump looks forward to because he has campaigned as a peace president,' she said. Even if enrichment disputes narrow, lifting sanctions remains fraught. The US favors phasing out nuclear-related sanctions, while Tehran demands immediate removal of all restrictions. Dozens of Iranian institutions vital to Iran's economy, including its central bank and national oil company, have been sanctioned since 2018 for 'supporting terrorism or weapons proliferation.' When asked about Iran's options if talks fail, Sherman said Tehran would likely 'continue to circumvent sanctions and sell oil, largely to China, perhaps India and others.' China, Iran's primary oil buyer despite sanctions, has helped stave off economic collapse, but Trump's intensified pressure on Chinese trade entities and tankers threatens these exports. Analysts warn that China and Russia's support has limits. China insists on steep discounts for Iranian oil and may push for lower prices as global oil demand weakens. If talks collapse - a scenario both Tehran and Washington hope to avoid - neither Beijing nor Moscow can shield Iran from unilateral US and EU sanctions. France, Britain and Germany, though not part of the US-Iran talks, have warned they would reimpose UN sanctions if no deal emerged quickly. Under the 2015 nuclear pact's UN resolution, the E3 have until October 18 to trigger the so-called 'snapback mechanism' before the resolution expires. According to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters, the E3 countries may do this by August if no substantial deal can be found by then. Diplomats warn that getting a deal before then would mean, in the best case scenario, an initial political framework like in 2013 whereby both sides offer some immediate concrete concessions giving time for a more detailed negotiation. 'There is no reason to think it will take less time than the 18 months in 2013 especially when the parameters and the geopolitical situation is more complicated now,' a senior European official said.
Japan Times
21-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Iran faces U.S. without Plan B as nuclear red lines collide
While rising U.S.-Iran tensions over Tehran's uranium enrichment jeopardize nuclear talks, three Iranian sources said on Tuesday that the clerical leadership lacks a clear fallback plan if efforts to resolve a decades-long dispute collapse. With negotiations faltering over clashing red lines, Iran may turn to China and Russia as a "Plan B," the sources said, but with Beijing's trade war with Washington and Moscow distracted with its war in Ukraine, Tehran's backup plan appears shaky. "The plan B is to continue the strategy before the start of talks. Iran will avoid escalating tensions, it is ready to defend itself," a senior Iranian official said. "The strategy also includes strengthening ties with allies like Russia and China." On Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment as "excessive and outrageous,' warning that the talks are unlikely to yield results. After four rounds of talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, multiple stumbling blocks remain. Tehran refuses to ship all of its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad or engage in discussions over its ballistic missile program, two of the Iranian officials and a European diplomat said. The lack of trust on both sides and U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a 2015 accord with world powers has also raised the importance for Iran of getting guarantees that Washington will not renege on a future accord. Compounding Tehran's challenges, Iran's clerical establishment is grappling with mounting crises — energy and water shortages, a plummeting currency, military losses among regional allies, and rising fears of an Israeli attack on its nuclear sites — all exacerbated by Trump's hard-line policies. With Trump's speedy revival of a "maximum pressure" campaign on Tehran since February, including tightened sanctions and military threats, the sources said, Iran's leadership "has no better option" than a new deal to avert economic chaos at home that could threaten its rule. Nationwide protests over social repression and economic hardship in recent years, met with harsh crackdowns, have exposed the Islamic Republic's vulnerability to public anger and triggered sets of Western human rights sanctions. "Without lifting sanctions to enable free oil sales and access to funds, Iran's economy cannot recover,' said the second official, who like others asked not to be identified due to sensitivity of matter. Iran's foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment. A woman walks past an anti-U.S. mural near the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, the same day that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results. | AFP-JIJI Wendy Sherman, former U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs who led the U.S. negotiating team that reached the 2015 accord between Tehran and six world powers, said it was impossible to convince Tehran to "dismantle its nuclear program and give up their enrichment even though that would be ideal." "So that means they will come to an impasse, and that we will face the potential for war, which I don't think, quite frankly, President Trump looks forward to because he has campaigned as a peace president," she said. Even if enrichment disputes narrow, lifting sanctions remains fraught. The U.S. favors phasing out nuclear-related sanctions, while Tehran demands immediate removal of all restrictions. Dozens of Iranian institutions vital to Iran's economy, including its central bank and national oil company, have been sanctioned since 2018 for "supporting terrorism or weapons proliferation." When asked about Iran's options if talks fail, Sherman said Tehran would likely "continue to circumvent sanctions and sell oil, largely to China, perhaps India and others." China, Iran's primary oil buyer despite sanctions, has helped stave off economic collapse, but Trump's intensified pressure on Chinese trade entities and tankers threatens these exports. Analysts warn that China and Russia's support has limits. China insists on steep discounts for Iranian oil and may push for lower prices as global oil demand weakens. If talks collapse — a scenario both Tehran and Washington hope to avoid — neither Beijing nor Moscow can shield Iran from unilateral U.S. and EU sanctions. France, Britain and Germany, though not part of the U.S.-Iran talks, have warned they would reimpose U.N. sanctions if no deal emerged quickly. Under the 2015 nuclear pact's U.N. resolution, the E3 have until Oct. 18 to trigger what is known as the "snapback mechanism" before the resolution expires. According to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters, the E3 countries may do this by August if no substantial deal can be found by then. Diplomats warn that getting a deal before then would mean, in the best case scenario, an initial political framework like in 2013 whereby both sides offer some immediate concrete concessions giving time for a more detailed negotiation. "There is no reason to think it will take less time than the 18 months in 2013 especially when the parameters and the geopolitical situation is more complicated now," a senior European official said.
